record holder
noun
: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record
He is the marathon world record holder.
They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.
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Carl Lewis Known as the fastest man alive in the 1980s and '90s, the former 100-meter record holder, now 64, finds joy in pushing himself to try new things.
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Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
At the Olympics, Campbell was beaten by Kovacs and world-record holder Ryan Crouser.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles will double in both her primary event and the 400 meters.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Don has also competed in three Olympic Games and was the former Iron Man world record holder.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
At the Olympics, Campbell was beaten by Kovacs and world-record holder Ryan Crouser.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles will double in both her primary event and the 400 meters.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Don has also competed in three Olympic Games and was the former Iron Man world record holder.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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